[Albion Wilde]

Someone made four small chops to Jane's forehead before an ax or cleaver broke open the back of her skull, the researchers said. There were also small knife cuts on her jaw and cheek…. Smithsonian anthropologist Owsley said.. "The recovered bone fragments have unusually patterned cuts and chops that reflect tentativeness, trial and complete lack of experience in butchering animal remains. Nevertheless, the clear intent was to dismember the body, removing the brain and flesh from the face for consumption.”

Oh, please. Any clawed animal could have made those marks. Why would a human go for the face and not the meaty part of the body first? An animal wouldn't have been able to remove the clothing, so would claw at the face.

Just another attempt to demonize the white European settlers.

[ßuddaßudd]

Werent the peaceful native americans known for mutilating the bodies of the people they killed?
scalping, disembowelment, etc

[miliantnutcase]

That was a hard hit to the back of the head. It was likely a metal tool or weapon and not from an animal.

[Twink]

Very likely.